Clamping device and production line

Abstract

The utility model provides a clamping device and a production line, the clamping device comprises a seat body, a supporting plate, a driving assembly and a clamping assembly, the supporting plate is detachably connected with the bottom of the seat body and used for bearing a carrier, and the driving assembly is arranged on the seat body and used for clamping the carrier. The clamping assembly is connected with the driving assembly and can be driven by the driving assembly to move in the direction close to or away from the supporting plate in the first direction. According to the clamping device and the production line, automatic carrier taking and placing are achieved, the carrier taking and placing efficiency is greatly improved, due to the fact that the supporting plate is detachable and replaceable, taking, placing and carrying of carriers of different types can be achieved, the universality of the overall structure is improved, the structure is simple and light, and the problem that due to the fact that a dense warehouse area taking and placing mechanism is large in occupied space, the carrying efficiency is high is solved. And the reservoir area capacity is low.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of electronic equipment, and in particular to a clamping device and a production line. Background Art

[0002] Ultrabooks are increasingly popular with consumers for their thinness, lightness, and long battery life, making them an indispensable tool in the information society. Long-lasting or recycled laptops require aging testing. Test carriers used to test the aging of laptops of varying specifications are typically placed in densely populated warehouses. Currently, there are two types of pick-and-place mechanisms for placing and retrieving test carriers in these areas: a multi-stage telescopic arm gripping mechanism, which is bulky, has low space utilization, high investment costs, and is difficult to maintain. The other is a servo clamping mechanism, which utilizes a double-sided gripping structure that allows for centering. However, this structure occupies a large space and carries the risk of dropping during handling. Therefore, the problem of large space occupied by pick-and-place mechanisms in densely populated warehouses, which reduces warehouse capacity, needs to be addressed urgently. Utility Model Content

[0003] The present disclosure provides a clamping device and a production line to at least solve the above technical problems existing in the prior art.

[0004] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a clamping device comprising:

[0005] seat body;

[0006] A support plate, detachably connected to the bottom of the base body, for supporting the carrier;

[0007] a driving assembly, disposed on the base; and

[0008] The clamping assembly is connected to the driving assembly and can move along a first direction toward or away from the support plate under the drive of the driving assembly.

[0009] In one embodiment, the clamping assembly includes a movable plate and a clamping block connected to the movable plate, the clamping block is arranged on a side of the movable plate close to the support plate, and the clamping block and the movable plate meet a vertical condition.

[0010] In one embodiment, it further includes a guide assembly arranged on the base, the guide assembly includes at least one guide column, and the guide column is arranged along the first direction; at least one guide sleeve is fixedly connected to the movable plate, and the guide sleeve is slidably connected to the guide column.

[0011] In one embodiment, the guide assembly further includes a limiting top plate, the limiting top plate is fixedly connected to the top of the guide column, and the limiting top plate and the movable plate meet a parallel condition.

[0012] In one embodiment, the movable plate is provided with a buffer portion, and the buffer portion is located on a side of the movable plate close to the limiting top plate.

[0013] In one embodiment, a positioning portion is fixedly provided on the support plate, a positioning hole is provided on the carrier, and the positioning portion corresponds to the positioning hole.

[0014] In one embodiment, a reference plate is provided on the base, and the reference plate is provided along the second direction and is located on one end of the base close to the carrier; wherein the first direction and the second direction meet a perpendicular condition.

[0015] In one embodiment, a detection component is further included, which includes at least a first detection member and a second detection member. The first detection member is arranged on one end of the base body close to the carrier for detecting the carrier, and the second detection member is arranged beside the clamping component for detecting the position of the clamping component in the first direction.

[0016] In one embodiment, the driving assembly includes a driving member, a driving rod connected to the driving member, and a connecting member fixedly connected to the driving rod, the driving member is fixedly connected to the base body, and the connecting member is connected to the bottom of the clamping assembly; wherein, the driving rod is arranged along the first direction.

[0017] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a production line is provided, comprising a storage and access library and a robotic arm, wherein a plurality of carriers are placed in the storage and access library, and further comprising a clamping device as described in any one of the above-mentioned embodiments, wherein the clamping device is fixedly connected to the robotic arm for storing and accessing the carriers.

[0018] In the present disclosure, the support plate of the clamping device is detachably connected to the bottom of the base, thereby supporting the carrier. The clamping assembly, driven by the drive assembly, moves longitudinally in a first direction, thereby clamping and releasing the carrier. Thus, the clamping device automatically picks up and places the carrier, greatly improving the efficiency of picking up and placing the carrier. Since the support plate is detachable and replaceable, it can be used to pick up and place carriers of different models, improving the versatility of the overall structure. The structure is simple and lightweight, solving the problem of low storage capacity due to the large space occupied by the pick-up and place mechanism in a dense storage area.

[0019] It should be understood that the contents described in this section are not intended to identify the key or important features of the embodiments of the present disclosure, nor are they intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Other features of the present disclosure will become readily understood through the following description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will become readily understood by reading the detailed description below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which several embodiments of the present disclosure are shown by way of example and not limitation, wherein:

[0021] In the drawings, the same or corresponding reference numerals denote the same or corresponding parts.

[0022] Figure 1 1. A schematic diagram of the overall structure of a clamping device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is shown (the clamping assembly is in the initial position);

[0023] Figure 2 1. A schematic diagram of the overall structure of a clamping device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is shown (the clamping assembly is in the clamping position);

[0024] Figure 3 A schematic diagram showing a clamping device clamping a carrier according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure Figure 1 ;

[0025] Figure 4 A schematic diagram showing a clamping device clamping a carrier according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure Figure 2 .

[0026] Explanation of the numbers in the figure: 1. Base; 2. Support plate; 3. Drive assembly; 4. Clamping assembly; 5. Guide assembly; 6. Carrier; 7. First detection member; 8. Second detection member; 11. Base plate; 12. Back plate; 13. Mounting flange; 14. Reference plate; 21. Positioning part; 31. Drive member; 32. Drive rod; 33. Connecting part; 41. Movable plate; 42. Clamping block; 43. Guide sleeve; 44. Buffer part; 51. Guide column; 52. Limiting top plate; 61. Positioning hole. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] To make the purposes, features, and advantages of the present disclosure more apparent and understandable, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, not all of them. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present disclosure without creative work shall fall within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0028] The embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0029] Reference Figures 1 to 4 As shown, a clamping device of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a base body 1, a support plate 2, a drive assembly 3 and a clamping assembly 4. The support plate 2 is detachably connected to the bottom of the base body 1 and is used to carry a carrier 6. The drive assembly 3 is arranged on the base body 1. The clamping assembly 4 is connected to the drive assembly 3 and can move along a first direction toward or away from the support plate 2 under the drive of the drive assembly 3.

[0030] In this embodiment, the base body 1 includes a base plate 11 and a back plate 12, which are arranged vertically. The back plate 12 is provided with a mounting flange 13 for mounting with a mobile mechanism such as a robotic arm. The support plate 2 is detachably connected to the base plate 11. The size of the support plate 2 can be adaptively changed according to actual needs. By replacing the support plate 2, it is possible to pick up and place different types of carriers 6. The first direction is defined as the Z direction in the three-dimensional coordinate system. The drive assembly 3 is connected to the base plate 11, and the drive assembly 3 can drive the clamping assembly 4 to move along the first direction. The clamping assembly 4 has an initial position and a clamping position in the first direction. Before the clamping device moves to the position where the carrier 6 is located, the clamping assembly 4 is in the initial position. When the support plate 2 lifts the carrier 6 out and the carrier 6 is carried on the support plate 2, the drive assembly 3 can drive the clamping assembly 4 to move along the first direction toward the carrier 6 to clamp the carrier 6, preventing the carrier 6 from shaking during the transportation of the carrier 6 by the clamping device, thereby ensuring stable clamping of the carrier 6 and smooth operation. When the carrier 6 is transported to a specific location, the drive assembly 3 can drive the clamping assembly 4 to move in a first direction away from the carrier 6 to release the carrier 6, thereby enabling subsequent operations. Thus, the clamping device automatically picks up and places the carrier 6, greatly improving the efficiency of picking up and placing the carrier 6. Since the support plate 2 is removable and replaceable, it can be used to pick up and place carriers 6 of different models, improving the versatility of the overall structure. The structure is simple and lightweight, solving the problem of low storage capacity due to the large space occupied by the pick-up and placement mechanism in dense storage areas.

[0031] In one embodiment, the clamping assembly 4 includes a movable plate 41 and a clamping block 42 connected to the movable plate 41 . The clamping block 42 is disposed on a side of the movable plate 41 close to the support plate 2 , and the clamping block 42 and the movable plate 41 meet a vertical condition.

[0032] In this embodiment, the clamping block 42 is specifically a rubber-coated clamping block 42. The rubber-coated clamping block 42 is formed by coating the surface or specific portion of the clamping block 42 with a polymer material such as rubber or plastic through a specific process method. This forms a clamping block 42 with a rubber coating layer. This ensures that when the carrier 6 is clamped, the carrier 6 is protected from damage, effectively preventing the carrier 6 from being scratched, indented, or otherwise damaged during the clamping process. At the same time, the rubber coating layer can also increase the friction between the clamping block 42 and the workpiece, making the clamping more stable. When the clamping assembly 4 is in the clamping position and clamping the carrier 6, there is a certain distance between the movable plate 41 and the carrier 6. The clamping block 42 is fastened to the side of the movable plate 41 close to the support plate 2. Therefore, the height of the clamping block 42 in the first direction should be at least greater than the height at the edge of the carrier 6 to ensure that the clamping assembly 4 does not interfere with the carrier 6 during clamping.

[0033] In one embodiment, the clamping device also includes a guide assembly 5 arranged on the base body 1, the guide assembly 5 includes at least one guide column 51, the guide column 51 is arranged along the first direction, and at least one guide sleeve 43 is fixedly connected to the movable plate 41, and the guide sleeve 43 is slidably connected to the guide column 51.

[0034] In this embodiment, guide posts 51 are disposed on the base plate 11 of the base body 1, and guide sleeves 43 are slidably connected to the guide posts 51. This not only reduces wear during movement, extending the service life of the clamping device, but also reduces vibration and noise during movement, improving processing efficiency. Furthermore, it ensures that the movable plate 41 operates smoothly during movement, facilitating the precise clamping of the carrier 6 by the clamping assembly 4. The embodiments shown in this disclosure all use four guide posts 51 as an example. Accordingly, the number of guide sleeves 43 on the movable plate 41 is also four, with four sets of guide posts 51 and guide sleeves 43 correspondingly provided.

[0035] In one embodiment, the guide assembly 5 further includes a limiting top plate 52 , which is fixedly connected to the top of the guide post 51 , and the limiting top plate 52 and the movable plate 41 meet a parallel condition.

[0036] Furthermore, in one embodiment, the movable plate 41 is provided with a buffer portion 44 , and the buffer portion 44 is located on a side of the movable plate 41 close to the limiting top plate 52 .

[0037] In this embodiment, the limiting top plate 52 is used to limit the clamping assembly 4, preventing the movable plate 41 from falling off the guide post 51. The buffer portion 44 is made of a polyurethane buffer, which has high elasticity and can provide excellent shock absorption, cushioning, and collision protection. It prevents the movable plate 41 from colliding with the limiting top plate 52, making the clamping assembly 4 less susceptible to wear during long-term use and extending its service life.

[0038] In one embodiment, a positioning portion 21 is fixedly provided on the support plate 2 , a positioning hole 61 is provided on the carrier 6 , and the positioning portion 21 corresponds to the positioning hole 61 .

[0039] In this embodiment, the positioning portion 21 of the support plate 2 may specifically include, but is not limited to, positioning pins, screws, bolts, etc., or may be a protruding structure integrally formed with the support plate 2. There is at least one positioning portion 21, and the number of positioning holes 61 on the carrier 6 corresponds to the number of positioning portions 21. The positioning portions 21 and the positioning holes 61 are pluggable. By providing the positioning portion 21 on the support plate 2 and corresponding positioning holes 61 on the carrier 6, the clamping assembly 4 can quickly position and connect the carrier 6 to the support plate 2 before clamping the carrier 6, thereby preventing the carrier 6 from deviating and interfering with the subsequent clamping process.

[0040] In one embodiment, a reference plate 14 is provided on the base 1. The reference plate 14 is provided along the second direction and is located at one end of the base 1 close to the carrier 6. The first direction and the second direction meet a perpendicular condition.

[0041] In this embodiment, the second direction is the Y direction in the three-dimensional coordinate system, and the reference plate 14 is provided to perform preliminary positioning on the carrier 6 .

[0042] In one embodiment, the clamping device also includes a detection component, which includes at least a first detection component 7 and a second detection component 8. The first detection component 7 is arranged on one end of the base 1 close to the carrier 6 for detecting the carrier 6, and the second detection component 8 is arranged next to the clamping component 4 for detecting the position of the clamping component 4 in the first direction.

[0043] In this embodiment, both the first detection member 7 and the second detection member 8 can be position sensors for detecting whether the carrier 6 is loaded on the support plate 2 and providing accurate position information to the control system, thereby achieving accurate control and positioning. There are two second detection members 8, which are arranged at a certain distance in the first direction. The second detection member 8 located relatively above is used to detect the initial position of the clamping assembly 4, and the second detection member 8 located relatively below is used to detect the clamping position of the clamping assembly 4.

[0044] In one embodiment, the driving assembly 3 includes a driving member 31, a driving rod 32 connected to the driving member 31, and a connecting member 33 fixedly connected to the driving rod 32. The driving member 31 is fixedly connected to the base 1, and the connecting member 33 is connected to the bottom of the clamping assembly 4. The driving rod 32 is arranged along the first direction.

[0045] In this embodiment, the driving member 31 can include but is not limited to a cylinder, a motor, a hydraulic cylinder or a gear mechanism. Taking the driving member 31 as an example, the driving rod 32 is specifically a piston rod, and the piston rod is connected to the bottom surface of the movable part through the connecting member 33.

[0046] The working process of the clamping device during operation is as follows: the clamping device first moves to the location of the carrier 6 under the control of the control system, and after ensuring that the positioning part 21 is aligned with the positioning hole 61 of the carrier 6, the clamping device as a whole rises along the first direction, so that the support plate 2 supports the carrier 6, and at this time the carrier 6 and the clamping device are positioned; after the first detection part 7 detects that the carrier 6 is in place, it outputs a signal to inform the upper system, and then the driving component 3 drives the clamping component 4 to move downward along the first direction, and the clamping block 42 clamps the carrier 6, so that it will not shake or fall during the transportation process; after the clamping component 4 clamps the carrier 6, the second detection component 8 receives a signal and outputs a signal to inform the upper system, and then moves the clamping device to transport the carrier 6 to the corresponding workstation, and so on.

[0047] The present disclosure also provides a production line (not shown in the figure), including a storage and access library and a robotic arm, wherein a plurality of carriers 6 are placed in the storage and access library, and further comprising a clamping device as in any one of the above-mentioned embodiments, wherein the clamping device is fixedly connected to the robotic arm for storing and accessing the carriers 6.

[0048] In this embodiment, the robotic arm can drive the clamping device to move to any position, thereby accessing the carrier 6 in the storage and access warehouse with high stability and precision. Since the support plate 2 of the clamping device is detachably connected to the bottom of the base 1, it can hold up the carrier 6. The clamping assembly 4 moves longitudinally along the first direction under the drive of the driving assembly 3, thereby being able to clamp and release the carrier 6. As a result, the production line realizes automatic pick-up and placement of the carrier 6, greatly improving the efficiency of pick-up and placement of the carrier 6. Since the support plate 2 is detachable and replaceable, it can realize the pick-up and placement of carriers 6 of different models, improving the versatility of the overall structure. The structure is simple and lightweight, solving the problem of low storage capacity due to the large space occupied by the pick-up and placement mechanism in the dense storage area.

[0049] In the description of the present disclosure, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the directional words is usually based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the present disclosure and simplifying the description. Unless otherwise specified, these directional words do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present disclosure; the directional words "inside" and "outside" refer to the inside and outside relative to the outline of each component itself.

[0050] For ease of description, spatially relative terms such as "above", "above", "on the upper surface of", "above", etc. may be used here to describe the spatial positional relationship between one or more components or features shown in the figures and other components or features. It should be understood that spatially relative terms include not only the orientation of the components as described in the figures, but also different orientations during use or operation. For example, if the components in the drawings are inverted as a whole, the situation where the components are "above other components or features" or "above other components or features" will include the situation where the components are "below other components or structures" or "below other components or structures". Thus, the exemplary term "above" may include both the orientations "above" and "below". In addition, these components or features may also be positioned at other different angles (e.g., rotated 90 degrees or other angles), and this document is intended to include all of these situations.

[0051] It should be noted that the terms used herein are only for describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments according to the present disclosure. As used herein, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular form is also intended to include the plural form. In addition, it should be understood that when the terms "comprise" and / or "include" are used in this specification, they indicate the presence of features, steps, operations, parts, components and / or combinations thereof.

[0052] It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the specification and claims of the present disclosure and the accompanying drawings are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or precedence. It should be understood that the terms used in this manner are interchangeable where appropriate, such that the embodiments of the present disclosure described herein can be implemented in an order other than that illustrated or described herein.

[0053] The present disclosure has been described through the above-described embodiments, but it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are for illustrative and illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the present disclosure to the described embodiments. In addition, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and that various variations and modifications may be made based on the teachings of the present disclosure, all of which fall within the scope of protection claimed by the present disclosure. The scope of protection of the present disclosure is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A clamping device, characterized in that: include: base(1); A support plate (2) detachably connected to the bottom of the base (1) and used to carry a carrier (6); A driving assembly (3) is arranged on the base (1); as well as The clamping assembly (4) is connected to the driving assembly (3) and can move along a first direction toward or away from the support plate (2) under the drive of the driving assembly (3).

2. The clamping device according to claim 1, characterized in that The clamping assembly (4) comprises a movable plate (41) and a clamping block (42) connected to the movable plate (41); the clamping block (42) is arranged on a side of the movable plate (41) close to the support plate (2), and the clamping block (42) and the movable plate (41) meet a vertical condition.

3. The clamping device according to claim 2, characterized in that The invention also includes a guide assembly (5) arranged on the base body (1), wherein the guide assembly (5) includes at least one guide column (51), and the guide column (51) is arranged along the first direction; at least one guide sleeve (43) is fixedly connected to the movable plate (41), and the guide sleeve (43) is slidably connected to the guide column (51).

4. The clamping device according to claim 3, characterized in that The guide assembly (5) further comprises a limiting top plate (52), wherein the limiting top plate (52) is fixedly connected to the top of the guide column (51), and the limiting top plate (52) and the movable plate (41) meet a parallel condition.

5. The clamping device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The movable plate (41) is provided with a buffer portion (44), and the buffer portion (44) is located on a side of the movable plate (41) close to the limiting top plate (52).

6. The clamping device according to claim 1, characterized in that A positioning portion (21) is fixedly provided on the support plate (2), a positioning hole (61) is provided on the carrier (6), and the positioning portion (21) corresponds to the positioning hole (61).

7. The clamping device according to claim 1, characterized in that A reference plate (14) is provided on the base (1), and the reference plate (14) is provided along a second direction and is located on one end of the base (1) close to the carrier (6); wherein the first direction and the second direction meet a vertical condition.

8. The clamping device according to claim 1, characterized in that The invention also includes a detection component, which includes at least a first detection member (7) and a second detection member (8). The first detection member (7) is arranged on one end of the base (1) close to the carrier (6) and is used to detect the carrier (6). The second detection member (8) is arranged beside the clamping component (4) and is used to detect the position of the clamping component (4) in the first direction.

9. The clamping device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving assembly (3) comprises a driving member (31), a driving rod (32) connected to the driving member (31), and a connecting member (33) fixedly connected to the driving rod (32); the driving member (31) is fixedly connected to the base (1), and the connecting member (33) is connected to the bottom of the clamping assembly (4); wherein the driving rod (32) is arranged along the first direction.

10. A production line comprising a storage and retrieval library and a robotic arm, wherein a plurality of carriers (6) are placed in the storage and retrieval library, characterized in that: It also includes a clamping device as described in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the clamping device is fixedly connected to the robot arm and is used for storing and accessing the carrier (6).

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